Khaama Press: In his speech during the ceremony to mark the start of the new Solar Year, Nowruz, Noor said certain agreements have been made during the talks with the government. Noor further added that talks are underway and a final agreement will be made in coming days. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: A Jamiat-e-Islami commander from Faryab province, Ghulam Nabi Shuja, has joined the Taliban taking with him at least 100 of his fighters, local officials confirmed on Tuesday. The commander was from Garzewan district, officials confirmed. Mohammad Naeem Andarabi, police security chief in the province, confirmed the report and said the commander joined Taliban ranks
Tolo News:Taliban in a statement has said the group welcomes the Following former Jihadi leader Mohammad Ismail’s call for peace with Mujahideen. Mohammad Ismail who was former governor of Herat and ex-minister of energy and water under Hamid Karzai’s government last week called on the Taliban to sit on negotiations table with Mujahideen leaders. He
1TV: Afghan presidency has promised two ministerial posts to Jamiat-i-Islami political party as part of negotiation to end dispute over Balkh governorship, sources told 1TV Sunday. Based on the agreement, Mirwais Balkhi will be introduced as minister of education while Najib Aqa Fahim will be given another ministerial post. Both are members of the party. Click here
Tolo News: The Afghan government has said reports of it handing over parts of the country to the Taliban as part of the peace process are completely untrue. The Taliban meanwhile said in a statement on Sunday that any such move would mean the “partition of Afghanistan”. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Mohammad Yonus Qanooni, a former vice-president of Afghanistan, on Thursday slammed a recent census report that suggested decline in population of north of the country. According to the finding of the census, while some provinces in south of the country had their population increased, there was decline in number of people living in north of the
Tolo News: The ousted Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor has rejected claims that he has reached an agreement with the presidential palace (ARG) over his replacement. Noor said on his Facebook page that reports of him having agreed to the reappointment of former Balkh governor Ishaq Rahgozar to the post were “baseless”. Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: Hizb-e-Islami has dismissed three senior members of the party after recent incidents and developments, the party said in a statement late Tuesday. The statement said that Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal, Engineer Mohammad Khan and Dr Basir Anwar are the three members of the party who were dismissed after holding a recent meeting. Click here to read
Tolo News: Former northern Balkh governor Ishaq Rahgozar will be reappointed as Balkh governor after Nawroz (New Year), a source confirmed on Tuesday afternoon. However, government has not yet confirmed this. Click here to read more (external link). Related Khaama: Balkh gets new governor after months of govt and Jamiat-e-Islami controversies
Tolo News: A mural of slain Hamida Barmaki, who was killed in a Hizb-e-Islami suicide bombing six years ago, was painted on a T-wall close to the home of the group’s leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Sunday. Two masked men on Monday vandalized the mural of a victim, killed in a Hizb-e-Islami group bombing, by throwing white